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Regional Economic Impacts Of China's High-Speed Rail Development And Its Institutional Challenges, Hankun Zhao
Regional Economic Impacts Of China's High-Speed Rail Development And Its Institutional Challenges, Hankun Zhao
Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)
This article studies the impact of connecting to high-speed rail (HSR) network on regional development and the replication and sustainability of China’s GIUR system, aiming to summarize the experience of China’s HSR, which can provide several policy references for developing countries. This article conducts two research: (1) explore the impact of connecting to HSR network on the urban industrial structure, urban creativity and urban-rural income gap of cities in different regions and cities with heterogeneous locations along the HSR lines in the long and short term; (2) explore the advantages and disadvantages of the Government-Industry-University-Research (GIUR) system in the process …
Trust And The ‘Hive Effect’ In Family Firms, Rameshwari Ramachandra
Trust And The ‘Hive Effect’ In Family Firms, Rameshwari Ramachandra
Asian Management Insights
Boosting creativity and innovation in family firms.
Successful Venture Building: What Matters! An Empirical Examination Of Effective Incubation Practices, Patrick Thng
Successful Venture Building: What Matters! An Empirical Examination Of Effective Incubation Practices, Patrick Thng
Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)
Incubator models have evolved since the first known US incubator in 1959. From the first generation of a facilities-focused incubator model in the 1960s to the fourth generation of emerging models, commonly referred to as, the “Accelerator” model and the “Venture Builder” model.
Since 2006, there has been a significant increase in the number of venture builders and accelerators. Yet very little is known about a) their performance and the antecedents; b) the key differences between venture builders and accelerators; c) the factors and practices that characterise highly successful venture builders and d) their (venture builders)comparative advantages or disadvantages compared …
Passion Made Practical, Declan Ee
Passion Made Practical, Declan Ee
Research Collection Institute of Service Excellence
Declan Ee of Castlery breaks down the importance of localising brand expansion and the difficulties of scaling customer service.
Cracking The Case, Singapore Management University
Cracking The Case, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Can you build a convincing business case within 24 hours? A bunch of undergraduates did. Twenty-four teams took part in this year’s APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge, the fifth edition of an annual student-run competition started by undergraduates at Singapore Management University’s School of Information Systems.
Resource-Constrained? Just Wing It., Singapore Management University
Resource-Constrained? Just Wing It., Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Some four years ago, when the economic recession started in the West, Navi Radjou was convinced that the way ahead meant companies had to innovate and become faster, better and cheaper if they were to survive. Enter Jugaad. Jugaad is a Hindi word which means “an innovative fix; an improvised solution born from ingenuity and resourcefulness” and is now the name of a new approach to innovation.
When On The Mountain Top, Create New Summits, Says Samsung Asia Pacific Ceo, Singapore Management University
When On The Mountain Top, Create New Summits, Says Samsung Asia Pacific Ceo, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
The past couple of years have been nothing short of phenomenal for Korean electronics giant, Samsung. The company has seen success with a number of their products, particularly in the television business. "For TV, we've been number one in the world since 2005," exclaimed Gregory Lee, President and CEO of Samsung Asia.
Using Strategic Partnerships To Create A Sustainable Competitive Position For Hi-Tech Start-Up Firms, Arnoud De Meyer
Using Strategic Partnerships To Create A Sustainable Competitive Position For Hi-Tech Start-Up Firms, Arnoud De Meyer
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
In most cases these companies chose or were forced to engage in a technology partnership in order to develop and survive. As one would expect, some of these partnerships succeeded whilst others failed. With hindsight it occurred to the author that success or failure was not necessarily a random event, or idiosyncratic to one particular company, but that there seemed to be a pattern. Some partnerships failed because they were a strategic misfit, others probably because they were badly implemented. Based on these clinical case studies, The author addresses these questions: when and under what conditions a partnership is needed; …
Manufacturing Operations In Europe: Where Do We Go Next?, Arnoud De Meyer
Manufacturing Operations In Europe: Where Do We Go Next?, Arnoud De Meyer
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
Extrapolating from the results of a 10-year INSEAD Survey, the author offers some views on the future for manufacturing in Europe. The model on which the Survey was based indicates that competitive priorities and action plans in manufacturing changed over the 10-year period. Taking lessons from these, the author makes some 'informed guesses' on the future implications for European manufacturers in the form of seven normative features: innovation in the value package; close integration between manufacturing and service; the importance of internationalism; flexible project-based organisation; more integrated management of the value added chain; successful transformation of operational programmes into strategic …